Improvement in apparatus for filling barrels



G. M. TRAUTMANN & W. H. HUMPHREYS.

Apparatus for Filling Barrels, &0., with Liquids.

N.PErERS. PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON D O UNITED STATES PATENTOEEIGE.

CHARLES M. TRAUTMANN AND WILLIAM H. HUMPHREYS, OF CINCINNATI,

' OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS FORFILLING BARRELS, &c., WITH LIQUIDS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 220,509, dated October14, 1879; application filed December 17, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES M. TRAU'r MANN and WILLIAM H. HUMPHREYS,both of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, havejointly invented a new and Improved Apparatus for Filling Barrels andotherVessels with Liquid; and we do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and

exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the. artto which our invention relates to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, inwhich- Figure l is a perspective view, showing the apparatusin positionfor filling a barrel from a tank containing liquid. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal vertical section of the apparatus; and Fig. 3 is a frontelevation of the same.

Similar letters of reference denote the same parts in the severalfigures of the drawings.

Our invention has for its. object to provide a simple and effectiveapparatus for general use in filling barrels, jugs, and other vesselswith liquid, by which the flow of the liquid into the vessel isautomatically stopped when the vessel is filled, thereby enabling oneoperator to attend a number of filling devices at the same time withoutthe danger of wasting theliquid or soiling the vessels by overflow.

To this end the invention consists in means by which the liquid from asupplytank or vessel is directed into the barrel or other receptacle,and, when the latter is filled, shall rise within a tube to the-level ofthe liquid in the tank, and thereby stop the flow, suitable provisionbeing made to form a tight joint between the filler and barrel, and forthe escape of air from the barrel.

In the accompanying drawings we have shown the apparatus applied to abarrel and tank, and for convenience we will describe its operation inconnection with these vessels; but we wish it understood that theinvention is equally applicable to jugs, bottles, and other vessels tobe filled from stationary or portable receptacles.

Referring to the drawings, A is a cast-metal faucet, the barrel of whichis somewhat similar inform to anprdinary faucet, excepting that theupper end is shorter and straighter. It is cast with the ordinarylateral chamber, to receive the way-cock B, and with an enlargedshoulder, 0, below the swell of the. part around the cock. In additionto the main passage through the faucet a smaller longitudinal passage,d, is formed, preferably, in the front wall above and below thecock-chamber, and opening into the same, as shown. The upper end of thepassage 61 above the cock opens into a tube, E, mounted in anyconvenient manner upon the swell of the faucet, and provided with one ormore glass sides or windows. The lower end of the passage opens outwardthrough the front side of the faucet at such distance below the shoulderc that, when the device is inserted in a barrel, the thickness of thehead or staves thereof shall come between the shoulder and opening, forthe purpose of allowing the air to escape into the passage from thebarrel as it is being filled.

The cock B is formed with a secondary pas sage, f, parallel to the mainway, so as to open or close the passage d when the cock is turned toopen or close the faucet.

The operation is as follows: To fill abarrel, G, the faucet is insertedtherein through the bung-hole or opening in the head or staves, so thatthe shouldercor a packing, h, thereon shall bear tightly down upon theoutside and form a close joint with the barrel. The faucet beingprovided below the shoulder with one or more inclined threads, 2', whichenter the wood of the stave or head around the bun g-hole, is heldsecurely in place during the filling operation. A tube, J, of rubber orother material, is placed over the short upper end of the faucet andconnected with the spigot of the liquid-tank, and a similar tube, K, isattached to the tubcE on the faucet, from which it is extended upwardabove the level of the liquid in the tank. Its upper end may besupported by the tank or by any other means that will hold it securelyin an upright position. Having been thus applied, the cock B is openedand the liquid flows through the tube J and faucet into the barrel, theair in the latter escaping through the passage d and tubes E K. When thebarrel is filled the excess of liquid will rise through the passage dinto the tube E, through the glass sides of which it can be observed.The cock is then shut ofi' to stop the flow, and the faucet removed fromthe barrel. Theliquid contained in the apparatus is completely out 011',and cannot escape until the faucet is applied to another barrel and thecock again opened. If

for any reasonthe attendant should neglect to turn the cock when thebarrel is full the liquid will continue to rise in the tubes E K untilit reaches the level of that in the tank, when the flow will cease, andthus remain, thereby preventing the possibility of overflow.

The handle or projecting end of the cock should be provided with asuitable stop, as at I, to render certain the arrest of the cock at theright point. The end of the faucet extending into the barrel should beof such size as to displace enough liquid to permit the insertion of ahung to close the barrel when the faucet is removed.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is- 1. An apparatusfor filling barrels and other vessels with liquid, consisting of atwo-way faucet having a two-way cock, in combination with an inductionor supply tube, and a tube in which the excess of liquid from the filledvessel can rise to a level with that in the supply tank or vessel,substantially as described, for the purpose specified.

2. The faucet Afor filling barrels, constructed with two longitudinalpassages and a twoway cock, B, registering therewith, the main passagearranged to communicate with the source of supply and enter the barrelto be filled, and the secondary passage arranged to enter the barrel tobe filled below the cock B, and communicate with the outer air above thecock independently of the supply-vessel, for the purpose of filling onevessel from another and at the same time exhausting the air from thevessel being filled, substantially as described.

3. The combination of one or more inclined threads t with the faucetbarrel and the shoulder 0 thereof, substantially as described, for thepurpose specified.

In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our namesin thepresenceofwitnesses.

CHARLES M. TRAUTMANN. \VILLIAM H. HUMPHREYS.

Witnesses:

L. M. HOSEA, E. A. ELLSWORTH.

